§ Mr. Manuelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many schemes for drainage of agricultural land are being held up because of refusal of grant by his Department.
Mr. McNeilOf 7,092 applications for grant received in the year 1949–50, 36 were refused on the grounds that the proposed works were ineligible under the scheme. I have no way of knowing, however, in how many of these 36 the drainage projects were held up or proceeded with by the applicants without grant.